§ 3956. — General provisions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC3956]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 59A--WETLANDS
Sec. 3956. General provisions
(a) Additional authority for Corps of Engineers
The Secretary is authorized to carry out projects for the
protection, restoration, or enhancement of aquatic and associated
ecosystems, including projects for the protection, restoration, or
creation of wetlands and coastal ecosystems. In carrying out such
projects, the Secretary shall give such projects equal consideration
with projects relating to irrigation, navigation, or flood control.
(b) Study
The Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to study the
feasibility of modifying the operation of existing navigation and flood
control projects to allow for an increase in the share of the
Mississippi River flows and sediment sent down the Atchafalaya River for
purposes of land building and wetlands nourishment.
(Pub. L. 101-646, title III, Sec. 307, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4787.)
